Report: Dwyane Wade has reached an agreement to sign with the Cavaliers

BOCA RATON – Dwyane Wade is hoping to rekindle his glory days with the Heat. … In Cleveland.

According to The Vertical, Wade reached an agreement on a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday afternoon, where he will team up with his former Miami Heat teammate, LeBron James.

Dwyane Wade will join the Cleveland Cavaliers where he will be reunited with former Miami Heat teammate LeBron James.

Wade, who was placed on waivers Monday after reaching a buyout with the Bulls, will sign his deal Wednesday after he clears waivers. Wade, 35, reportedly was deciding between Cleveland, Miami, Oklahoma City, San Antonio and, according to a late report, Golden State, which reached out to the 14-year veteran. The Heat could have offered Wade their $4.3 million exception.

Heat captain Udonis Haslem, who joined Miami the same year as Wade (2003) and remains one of Wade’s closest friends, has campaigned for Wade’s return to South Florida.

“I would love to have him. He’s my brother, he’s one of my best friends. Priorities are different sometimes.”

Haslem was asked how special those games against Cleveland will be this season. Miami travels to Cleveland Nov. 28 and Jan. 31 while the Cavs come to Miami once, March 27.

“I will put my special request in with (coach Erik Spoelstra) for minutes in that game,” Haslem said joking. “I definitely got six fouls. … probably three on each and a flagrant for Dwyane.”

Wade’s decision to join Cleveland is not surprising. He told the Chicago Tribune he preferred a spot where he could compete for a championship and told the Associated Press he would make a “pure basketball” decision. Which meant taking the emotion out of returning to the city where he spent his first 13 seasons and where he owns a home and his children attend school.

And although Cleveland is much closer to a title than Miami, the Cavs have more of a need for a two guard whereas the Heat are set with Dion Waiters as the starter and a group of reserves – Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Rodney McGruder – who can play the position.

“There’s a lot of things that come into play,” Haslem said. “We got a lot of young guys. We got guys that got to play. JRich has got to play. Justise (Winslow) has got to play. Dion’s got to play. There’s a lot of bodies at that spot.”

Wade’s decision comes seven years after James (and Chris Bosh) joined Wade in Miami that triggered a four-year run in which the Heat played in the Finals each year, winning the 2012 and 2013 titles.

The era came to an end in 2014 when James decided to return to Cleveland.

Wade gave back approximately $8 million of his $23.8 million contract with the Bulls to become an unrestricted free agent. He averaged 18.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 60 games in his lone season in Chicago.

The Cavaliers, who return shooting guards JR Smith and Iman Shumpert, clearly remain one of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference and to most the favorite to return to the Finals for a fourth straight season.

Spoelstra, limited to what he can say, hinted its more about where Wade finishes his career.

“Whatever Dwyane does it’s not ever going to change how I feel about him,” Spoelstra said. “It’s more about our hopes for where he ends up eventually.

“Everybody knows how I feel about him. Read between the lines. South Florida is a great place.”